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World population to rise to 9.7 billion in 2050

전 세계 인구수 '2050년까지 97억 명'으로 늘어날 전망

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The world's population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, the United Nations said Monday.

But Population Division Director John Wilmoth cautioned that because 2100 is many decades away, this outcome "is not certain, and in the end the peak could come earlier or later, at a lower or higher level of total population."

In sub-Saharan Africa, population is projected to nearly double by 2050, the report said.

사하라 사막 이남의 아프리카에서는 2050년까지 인구가 거의 두 배로 증가할 것으로 예상된다고 보고서는 밝혔다.

Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Lu Zhenmin said in a statement: "Many of the fastest growing populations are in the poorest countries, where population growth brings additional challenges in the effort to eradicate poverty, promote gender equality and improve health care and education."

UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The world's population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, the United Nations said Monday.

But Population Division Director John Wilmoth cautioned that because 2100 is many decades away, this outcome "is not certain, and in the end the peak could come earlier or later, at a lower or higher level of total population."

In sub-Saharan Africa, population is projected to nearly double by 2050, the report said.

사하라 사막 이남의 아프리카에서는 2050년까지 인구가 거의 두 배로 증가할 것으로 예상된다고 보고서는 밝혔다.

Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Lu Zhenmin said in a statement: "Many of the fastest growing populations are in the poorest countries, where population growth brings additional challenges in the effort to eradicate poverty, promote gender equality and improve health care and education."